Healthcare Assistant - Looking for Confident Support Staff

Cornerstone Healthcare Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider specializing in complex care is seeking a male Care Assistant to join their award-winning team in Bristol. This role involves supporting residents with complex neurological, mental health, and dementia care needs. Responsibilities include personal care and aiding daily living activities. The position offers a benefits package worth up to £5,000, including subsidized meals, training opportunities, and more. Candidates must have at least one year of care experience within the UK.

Benefits

Subsidised lunch available daily

Free uniform laundered on site

Monthly overtime raffle

Enhanced pay rates for overtime

Opportunities for government funded training

Pension scheme

Enhanced DBS covered by employer

Specialist training

Paid for e-learning training

Reward scheme for long service

Refer a friend bonus

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Access to discounts via Blue Light card

Living Wage employer

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year's experience working in Care within the UK.
• Experience with challenging behaviours and mental health needs is essential.
• Must be male applicant due to specific residents' needs.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of daily living including personal care and social activities.
• Observe progress and report changes in residents’ conditions.
• Help residents maintain independence while respecting their dignity.

Skills

Experience working with adults that present with complex needs

Ability to develop good working relationships

Caring and empathetic approach

Effective communication skills

Job description

About The Role

PLEASE NOTE - We are NOT offering Sponsorship and are unable to take overseas applications at this time

Cornerstone Healthcare is looking for experienced and passionate and confident Care Assistant to join our award-winning team at The Burren. The Burren is a brand-new purpose-built service location South Bristol, providing high quality care & supporting residents with varying complex neurological, mental health & dementia care needs provided in a comfortable and safe living environment. Our approach focuses on individualised care, considering the whole persons unique strengths and challenges, rather than just the diagnosis.

Please note: Due to the specific needs of our male residents who require same-sex personal care, this position is open to male applicants only under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1 (Occupational Requirement)

What do you need?

• Minimum of 1 years' experience working in Care within the UK (essential)
• Experience working with adults that present with complex needs including challenging behaviours and mental health needs
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, residents, and their families
• A caring and empathetic approach to residents and their visitors
• Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)

What hours will you work?

Total hours per week: 38.5 (12 hour shifts)

Day or Night Shifts, Weekend work required

What will you be doing?

Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities

• Observe resident progress against planned goals and report changes in the residents’ condition or care needs
• Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities
• Helping residents to remain as independent as possible
• Respecting residents right of choice, privacy and dignity at all times
• Communicate effectively with other staff and members of the team

Benefits package worth up to £5,000

• Subsidised lunch available daily
• Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
• Monthly overtime raffle – receive a ticket for each overtime shift completed and the winner will receive an additional £200 in their pay packet
• Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays
• Opportunities to be enrolled onto a government funded RQF Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
• Specialist training, beyond the mandatory training requirements
• Paid for e-learning training
• Reward and recognition through vouchers and cash incentives for Christmas and long service
• Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000
• Paid for company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700* including dentistry, optical plus access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme offering psychological support to staff to avoid stress and burn out, meaning everyone is able to focus on caring for our residents
• Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts
• We are a Living Wage employer!

* subject to terms and conditions

About Us

Cornerstone Healthcare Group are a multi award-winning, sector leader with an innovative approach to complex care

Cornerstone specialise in supporting adults of all ages with complex neurological, physical, and mental health needs.

Residents are typically living with neurological degenerative conditions, such as dementia with an underlying mental health condition, and as such are vulnerable and at times prone to challenging behaviours associated with complex conditions. Many have been unable to stay in other settings because their needs have been deemed too high or too challenging.

Operating well-established homes in Waterlooville and Curdridge in Hampshire and Mytchett in Surrey, as well as a new state-of-the-art ‘eco’ home in Bristol, the Group has built a reputation for delivering consistently high standards of care, focusing on the individual journey of each resident.

At Cornerstone, the expert clinical care skills and approach of the team mean that people with the most complex needs can find a place to call home.